Album Notes

Stan Toval:
Websites: www.HitQuarters.com/stantoval
www.Stantoval.mediafeast.com
www.cdbaby.com/all/tjams
www.myspace.com/stantoval

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Instruments Used:: Horns, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussions, Keyboards, and Synthesizers:

Stan is a Multi-Instrumentalist, and Songwriter in the areas of Gospel, Hip Hop, R&B and Instrumental music. Stan began to brainstorm his idea with other seasoned Jazz, and contemporary musicians to cross over the old school style with some of the new style of musical play. You know like stepping back to go forward. Out of this approach was born the instrumental cd "Riding On The Waves". There are seventeen (17) songs of which the bonus track was Nominated as a Finalist and Honorably Mentioned in the Instrumental Jazz World, Song of the Year. Stan assembled a small Jazz Orchestra, inasmuch soloed instruments on some of his tracks normally found performing classical pieces. Therefore, with this ventured approach his "Cool style of Jazz" surfaced. How can we place a label on this style of "Cool Jazz"? Body movement, head bopping, the flavors of his music is from John Coltrane to Dr. Dre, and so many others in between. While using flexible ensembles, and his unique stylistic approaches, his musical performance was taken to new heights. Stan created a broader spectrum of diverse musical styles adding emphasises to a charming but subdued harmonically style of musical play. He went after the musical taste of everyone. Out of this approach, implementing dedicated arrangements, with smooth jazzy floating melodies loosely constructed, it took his Hip Hop, Jazzy, and R&B style of music off the hook: We think everyone should stretch beyond familiar boundaries and experience the dynamics of his cross-genre style of music. Who knows, maybe someday in the near future the right A&R's, Publishers, Video Games Directors, Artists or Movie Directors will request and use his musical style in their productions. Very good music for meditating, relaxing or dancing too....My hat goes off.......Much Love..........I am out of here...
Remember:....... Always Keep Christ in Your Life...........Thanks for listening..............TC